United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), a leading container shipping line and emerging global carrier, has ordered another 3,500 reefer containers, after ordering 2,000 units from Japan’s Daikin Industries in January, says a report in JOC.
The order marks the second milestone in the expansion of UASC’s reefer services and reiterates the company’s ongoing investment in the most cutting-edge, energy-efficient solutions for the carriage of frozen and chilled cargoes.
According to a press statement, Gareth Madsen, Head of Reefer Management at UASC said, “In terms of quality, performance and reliability, our latest reefer order comprises one of the industry’s most eco-efficient and reliable units. The second phase of new reefer units will support the growth of existing services and enhanced geographic access following new partnership with CMA CGM and Hamburg Süd to enter the North Atlantic trade, linking Northern Europe with the United States East Coast”.
With an average reefer container age of three years, UASC’s progressively expanding reefer fleet is one of the youngest in the industry and this order of an additional reefer units represents a considerable increase in the overall size of UASC’s reefer fleet.
UASC has more than 630,000 twenty foot equivalent units (TEUS) of various types and sizes, which are the key assets that UASC provides to its customers ensuring the safety of their cargo. UASC’s container fleet is continuously modernized to ensure the most up to date specifications. The fleet is also regularly expanded to ensure availability to meet customer needs.